How Article Linker Works Within A Database
Rockhurst University Greenlease Library uses the service Article Linker by Serials Solutions to link to all electronic copies of periodical titles (magazines, journals and newspapers) owned by the library. In addition, if the library subscribes to a periodical in print, microfiche or microfilm, Article Linker links to the library catalog to find periodicals in this format.

Article Linker works within most of the databases to which the library subscribes, but not all. If you do not see a link to full text at Rockhurst University's library in a database, this means that the database cannot work with Article Linker at this time.

1. Conduct a search in the database of your choice: Subject List of Library Databases or Alphabetic List of Library Databases. If you are off campus when trying to search for articles you must first enter the library's website through the VPN proxy server on the Off Campus Access to Library Databases page. Return to this page through VPN in order to continue.

2. In your search result the citations to articles show the title of the article. If the full-text of the article is available within the database it will be indicated by the words "HTML"," PDF" or "Text". Click on a version of the article to display the full text.

3. If the full text of the article is not available within the database you are using, click on Link to full text at the Rockhurst University Library (the exact language for the link varies in each database). This link will take you to the Article Linker page showing links to the full text through other databases to which the Rockhurst University Library subscribes or will link you to the list of periodicals to which the library subscribes.

4. If the article is available online, link directly to it by clicking on Article.

5. Some online articles are linked to the Journal. After clicking on this link type in the name of the article, or cut and paste it from the top of the Article Linker page, and search the journal title for that specific article.

6. The Database link will take you to the database in which the article resides where you can begin a new search if you wish.

7. If there is no link to the periodical, use the Additional Options listed at the bottom of the screen.

A. Get article from another library by ordering a copy through the Interlibrary Loan service.

B. Search Local Library Catalogs to find a local library that has the periodical. You can go to the library yourself and make your own copies.

C. Ask a Librarian for help if you need it.

8. Search for full text journals at the Rockhurst University Library will allow you to identify periodicals the library collection.